Ming World

<p><em>The Ming World</em> draws together scholars from all over the world to bring China’s Ming Dynasty (1368-1662) to life exploring recent scholarly trends and academic debates that highlight the dynamism of the Ming and its key place in the early modern world. </p><p></p><p>The book is designed to replicate the structure of popular Ming-era unofficial histories that gathered information and gossip from a wide variety of fields and disciplines. Engaging with a broad array of primary and secondary sources the authors build upon earlier scholarship while extending the field to embrace new theories methodologies and interpretive frameworks. It is divided into five thematically linked sections: Institutions Ideas Identities Individuals and Interactions.</p><p></p><p>Unique in its breadth and scope <i>The Ming World </i>is essential reading for scholars and postgraduates of early modern China the history of East Asia and anyone interested in gaining a broader picture of the colorful Ming world and its inhabitants.</p>